MANILA, Philippines — When President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Saturday to make travel time from Makati to Cubao in southern Quezon City only 5 minutes, how will he carry out his plan? A vehicle can get to Edsa corner Aurora Boulevard from Edsa corner Ayala Avenue, a distance of 15 kilometers, in five minutes if it is traveling at 180 kph. Task force CubMaAn interagency task force has been created to turn the President’s promise into reality, according to an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Bong Nebrija, MMDA Edsa traffic czar, announced the formation of “Task Force CubMa” over dzMM radio station on Monday. Cubao and Makati will be about five minutes na lang,” the President told Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on the latter’s television program on Saturday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 10, 2019 23:26 UTC